Last September, the Quebec Superior Court ordered the City of Montreal to pay more than $1 million in damages to a woman who became paraplegic and to her family following a cycling accident on a city street.

On June 23, 2011, the Quebec Court of Appeal1 ruled on the scope of Article 2397 of the Civil Code of Québec (CCQ), which states that "the contract of reinsurance has effect only between the insurer and the reinsurer."

The Quebec Justice Minister has tabled Bill 99, “An Act to amend the Code of Civil Procedure to prevent abusive use of the courts and promote freedom of expression and citizen participation in public debate” (the “Bill”).